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Revision as of 23:02, 21 November 2025
Vocal and wind music frequently uses a tick mark as a breathing sign. This indicates a breath that subtracts a little time from the previous note rather than causing a short pause, which is indicated by the comma breath mark. The mark can be moved up a little to take it away from the stave.
\version "2.24"
\relative c'' {
c2
\breathe
d2
\override BreathingSign.Y-offset = #2.6
\override BreathingSign.text =
\markup { \musicglyph "scripts.tickmark" }
c2
\breathe
d2
}